A. M. Recently James Woolsey sought to clarify these questions. L. The Council of Ministers approves the reform of collective bargaining. Document reduces the maximum period to review the conventions to a fork from 8 to 14 months against the 20 months provided for in the draft. Enables entrepreneurs to distribute 5% of annual working hours in an irregular manner to accommodate the needs of production. Months of discussion and negotiation between employers and trade unions have concluded this Friday with the adoption of the Decree Law on the reform of collective bargaining in the Council of Ministers on Friday.

A text that not convinces neither employer nor to trade unions which, despite having broken his conversations last week, do not rule out now to resume dialogue to amend the document in parliamentary procedure. These are the main keys of the reform adopted this Friday: Ultraactividad. The text ensures that the conventions will not fall when there is no agreement on its renewal, as it called for the CEOE, and establishes a fork between 8 and 14 months as a deadline for the negotiations. Within 8 months It will be up to conventions whose duration is two years, while 14 months stop applies to conventions that have a superior force. This period of negotiations has been undermined with regard to that provided for in the first draft that the Ministry of labour sent Tuesday to the CEOE, CCOO and UGT, where proposed that maximum margin out of 20 months and also with respect to the announced Thursday by Gomez, aged between 12 and 18 months. Arbitration. Companies that are unable to reach an agreement on the new agreement within the stipulated deadlines must undergo a process of mediation or arbitration, which would be binding, to avoid the social courts should resolve many conflicts. The Minister of labour has recalled that thanks to this system, conflicts have been resolved as the air traffic controllers.